Hadrian's ashes were placed here a year after his death in Baiae in 138, together with those of his wife Sabina, and his first adopted son, Lucius Aelius, who also died in 138. ... There are so many tombs and monuments both pagan and Christian that sometimes it seems like Italy is entirely dedicated to death. ... We know that Pope Julius II commissioned his own tomb, but it is unclear if Michelangelo was paid the full amount he was owed, since after the Popes death the tomb became significantly smaller. ... Important churches like Saint Peter's in Rome, Santi Giovanni de Paolo in Ve...

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From Florence, humanism spread throughout Italy to Venice, Milan, and later Rome and Naples. ... The guide was published in 1528 in Venice and outlines how a courtier should conduct oneself, in love, war, and his pursuit of education (Kekewich 167). ...

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To the north different families controlled the largest and wealthiest city-states of Florence, Milan, and Venice. ... During these last years of his life Leonardo began to arrange and edit his scientific papers, a task left unfinished at his death. ...

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At his father's insistence, he studied law at the University of Bologna, but left after his father's death to pursue a life of scholarship. ... His own extensive library of rare items was highly valued, and Venice granted him a home on the condition that he would leave his library to the city. ...

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